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Beach-creeper

Ernodea littoralis

Low specimen plant, mass plantings. Can be used as a low hedge, even sheared. Useful for beach dune stabilization.

Briefly bare for about a month in the winter
Beautiful silhouette
Majestic, sprawling canopy
Excellent small to medium hedge
Cornerstone plant in South Florida

Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Specimen plant or rock garden.

Wonderfully fragrant, carries a great distance
Formal appearance
Prominant gray-olive crownshaft
Beautiful pinwheel flowers, often multicolored

Privet Senna

Senna ligustrina

Because it's a legume it can grow in poor soils, but does better with added organic matter. Specimen shrub.

Requires ample space and light
Adequate moisture required
Moderately drought tolerant
Majestic, sprawling canopy

White-top Aster

Oclemena reticulata

Not readily available, but beautiful. Wildflower garden. Retain if in the landscape.

Massive stature when mature
Recently classified invasive
Requires high humidity
Thick branching into attractive silouttes
Beautiful purple-brown crownshaft
Produces aromatic flowers year-round

Hairy Leafcup

Smallanthus uvedalia

Good plant for pollinators, esp. in the back of the garden

Requires ample space and light
Very rare
Slender trunk, 4" in diameter
Long-lasting year-round blooms

Washington Hawthorn

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida. Specimen plant, screen, or can be pruned into a hedge. Fall color is orange-red and moderately showy in regions with adequate cold.

Long-lasting year-round blooms
Showy reddish peeling bark
Beautiful shiny green leaves
Attractive flowers, typically deep orange
Falls over easily, may require staking